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Analysis, Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Building Drone Teams

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is looking for efficient and skilled workers for a team that will work on building drones and other aircraft. On Thursday, three new job postings that were drone-related were posted by the company on its website. For working on aircraft-related projects, the company was looking for avionics, thermal, and power systems and control engineers. The new job postings are for the … Continue reading Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Building Drone Teams

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: MSFT Fined $140M in China

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has been hit by $140 million in back taxes and interest by the Chinese government, in a rare case concerning cross-border tax evasion in the country. Though the software group disputed much of the news agency’s article, it said it had agreed to pay $140 million as a “bilateral advanced pricing agreement”. An article published by Xinhua, China’s official news agency, … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: MSFT Fined $140M in China

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Explains Privacy Changes

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is alerting mobile and desktop users of upcoming privacy changes. The new Privacy Basics feature guides users through steps to tweak privacy settings to their own liking. The interactive guides offer customizable settings in three areas including the following: “what you see”, “what others see about you”, and “how others interact with you”. The social media giant also reminded users to … Continue reading Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Explains Privacy Changes

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Now Uses Robot Security in Campus

Robot security guards are being deployed on the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) campus with the promise of cutting in half the cost of traditional human security guards. Five of the 300-pound, 5-foot-tall bullet-shaped robocops are rolling around Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT)’s Mountain View, Calif. Campus looking for trouble makers, trespassers and keeping employees and their property safe. Each K5 unit, as they are called by … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Now Uses Robot Security in Campus

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Has Become Obama’s Default News Platform

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has reach in almost all parts of the world as it is the most popular social media platform globally. When President Obama had to make a major announcement, he chose Facebook because he felt that his message would reach the maximum number of people. The president needed to make an announcement regarding his roll-out plan for new immigration executive orders, and … Continue reading Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Has Become Obama’s Default News Platform

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Introduces Tool to Block Ads

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) appears to have found an easy solution for a complicated issue with its new crowd-funding tool known as Contributor. The new service charges users a nominal fee, and in return, promises them an ad-free experience. The web gets its funding from advertisements, but people generally don’t like them. This has led to clashes, causing trouble for news websites and other publishers. … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Introduces Tool to Block Ads

Richard Atkins